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MAGIC SEEDS by Naipaul, V.S
- Bookseller: Joe Staats, Bookseller
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 9382
- Edition: First American Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 0375407367
- ISBN 13: 9780375407369
- Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
- Place: New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date published: 2004
- Pages: 280
- Size: 6.25 x 8.75 x 1.5 inches
- Weight: 1 pounds
Description
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 2004. V.S. Naipaul was awarded the Noble Prize for Literature in 2001. He is the author of more than twenty books of fiction and nonfiction, including A HOUSE FOR MR. BISWAS, A BEND IN THE RIVER, A TURN IN THE SOUTH, and HALF A LIFE. As new, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket.. ISBN: 0375407367. First American Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. FICTION NOVEL.
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
As New : "the book is in the same immaculate condition in which it was published. There can be no defects, no missing pages, no library stamps, etc., and the dust jacket (if it was issued with one) must be perfect without any tears." Condition definition from AB Bookman's Weekly.
As New/Fine : "the book is in the same immaculate condition in which it was published. There can be no defects, no missing pages, no library stamps, etc., with a dust jacket that approaches the condition of As New, but without being crisp. For the use of the term Fine there must also be no defects, etc., and if the jacket has a small tear, or other defect, or looks worn, this should be noted." Condition definition from AB Bookman's Weekly.
Book summary
V. S. Naipaul continues the semi-autobiographical story he began in HALF A LIFE (2001). Willie Chandran, born in India but living in Berlin, returns to his homeland as an activist, working on behalf of India's poor and lower-caste until he lands in prison. Released because he is a famous and valuable writer, Willie travels to England, gets involved in a ménage-à-trois, finds a job, but becomes increasingly disillusioned with the state of the Western world. A New York Times Notable Book for 2004.
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